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• Heavenly bodies worship a 'Goddess' | "All women are goddesses," says Nicole Kidman (New York Daily News)

Art:

• Art interprets duality of Jesus, Mary | Debates over human and divine natures have played out in Western art for centuries, as a Getty exhibition illustrates (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Bishop and mayor to fight in court for Madonna painting | It is said to be the only religious representation of a pregnant Virgin Mary in existence and is the pride and chief tourist attraction of Monterchi, where it was created in 1460 (The Daily Telegraph, London)
  
  
• Not a prayer | Anitra Blayton helps raise awareness for a troubled church but forgets about art (Ft. Worth Weekly)
  
  
• Arts show: Dylan Mortimer's "Museum of Faith Analysis" | Complete with its own logo (a pair of praying hands as seen through a targeting scope), laminated signage, X-ray photographs, colorful diagrams and computer terminals, the "Museum" proclaims its mission is "to make faith as easy as 1-2-3!" (Kansas City Star)

Other stories of interest:

• Virgin Mary 'weeps' once more | Was the center of world attention last year when it appeared to be "weeping" rose-scented tears (Herald Sun, Australia)
  
  
• Also: Perth statue weeps again (The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
  
  
• Religion news in brief | Easter in Moscow, Jesus Hawaii Project defended, religions debate Kenya's constitution, and other stories (Associated Press)
  
  
• Christians, Jews, and blasphemers | Culture has led otherwise moral-minded people into believing that "Jesus Christ!" is an acceptable swear word (Alex A. Garcia, Chicago Tribune)
  
  
• Trial by fear | Chaotic world events have spurred an increased interest in prophecy, but critics say such teachings, when proved wrong, harm credibility (Ft. Worth [Tex.] Star-Telegram)
  
  
• St Chad in new patron saint battle | St Chad, the first Bishop of Lichfield, has been put forward as a replacement for St George as the new patron saint of England (Express & Star, Lichfield, England)
  
  
• Templeton's turn | An award that tries to reconcile science and religion (John J. Miller, The Wall Street Journal)
  
  
• Borderline slavery: child trafficking in West Africa | A Q&A with human rights expert Jonathan Cohen (The Christian Science Monitor)
  
  
• Privacy vs. whose morals? | Are we repulsed in extreme areas because we confront objective truth, or is it a matter of social conditioning? (Cal Thomas)

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